jam thermometer

Elvira · « **on:** July 23, 2014, 14:39 »

The handle has dropped off my thermometer and I have finally come to the conclusion that it is useless - I can never get my jam to the correct temperature for a set according to my thermometer and yet it sets rock hard! I send pots of jam through the post to a friend and it manages to arrive perfectly intact!

Can anyone recommend a good jam thermometer?

(Just made a glorious batch of goosegog jam. Big dilemma is whether to give ANY of it away?!

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mumofstig · « **Reply #1 on:** July 23, 2014, 14:45 »

Years ago I bought a Kilner one - I think I got it from Robert Dyas

BigPaddy · « **Reply #2 on:** July 23, 2014, 16:18 »

ALDI had some in at the weekend. Much cheaper than Lakeland.

BP

Beetroot Queen · « **Reply #3 on:** July 23, 2014, 17:16 »

My lakeland one is pants, like you I have never got it up to temp and yet the ~~concrete~~ ( jam) sets once in the jar. Gave up using it I now use a cold plate and common sense

sarajane · « **Reply #4 on:** July 23, 2014, 23:17 »

... and there's me thinking I just needed to keep up the boiling because it just woudn't get up to temperature.. The plate test tells me the jam is fine but the thermometer tells me to keep boiling. Luckily its always eatable and scrummy so I may just ditch the thermometer after reading this.

Elvira · « **Reply #5 on:** July 25, 2014, 14:38 »

Cheers all! Cold plate "technology" never fails!

Elvira · « **Reply #6 on:** July 25, 2014, 14:44 »

Just checked out the Robert Dyas and Aldi thermometers - they are the same but Aldi ones are over 50% cheaper with some other stuff thrown in.

...But nearest Aldi is miles away - I think we must be in the only Aldi-free blackspot

Madame Cholet · « **Reply #7 on:** July 25, 2014, 17:10 »

Always use the cold plate low tech and works fine

mumofstig · « **Reply #8 on:** July 25, 2014, 17:34 »

I got mine to measure bottling point temperature and sugarcraft temperatures, you can't do that on a plate.......

But yes, they're not essential for jams and jellies

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Cold plate "technology" never fails

It does when operator error sneaks in

Mrs Bee · « **Reply #9 on:** July 25, 2014, 20:48 »

I don't bother with a jam thermometer. You can usually tell if you are near to setting by the look of the jam and by doing the flake test with the spoon. Then I do the saucer test to be certain.

I do check the sugar level of the jam with the special tool for the job, (having a senior moment and can't remember what the darn thing is called),

towards the end of the cooking time.

I look for a sugar content of at least 55%.

I think I remember it is a sugar refractometer.

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